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Monthly Archives: June 2006
Bilking inventors out of their money
Interesting article on TimesUnion.com about invention promotion companies: Patent Schemes Fleece Inventors.
“They keep fleecing you until you’re out of money.”
Sole practitioner attorneys, small businesses and domain names
I don’t know how often I see a small business or sole attorney with a @aol.com or @localISPname.com email address as thier business address. Most of them don’t realize how others look at it as being a large indicator of web-un-savvyness. Don’t believe me? See also: “LLRX: A Continuing Discussion of Law Firm Marketing on [...]
ABA Ethics vs. USPTO Ethics
Ever wonder what the difference is between the ABA Model Rules (which most states have adopted/adopted variants of) and the USPTO Ethics rules? Wonder no more…patent attorney Timir Chheda recently had an article published in The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law:
A HANDY LIST: COMPARISON OF THE ABA MODEL RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT [...]
Sudoku 101
OK…so it isn’t Friday (ergo the TGIF post). Its been a long time since I’ve done one…
My wife has been addicted to Sudoku for quite some time now. When I found out that a friend of mine was working on a new Sukoku game called Zen of Sudoku, I suggested she try it. She (as an [...]
[UPDATE] Another patent tool: FireFox Search Bar & patent searching
I previously posted here and here on a cool FireFox plug-ins & Greasemonkey scripts
Then…I found another feature (of one of the plug-ins/scripts) I didn’t mention, namely hot linking within the patent page itself. Very cool. Here are a couple screen shots about what I mean:
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See also: other The Invent Blog™ posts on “Tech Tips” [...]
Patent Reform 101…video and/or audio for you to download for free
The Matt Buchanan (Promote the Progress® Blog) patent reform roadshow first stopped in Idaho (May 5, 2005) and has now travelled on to Oklahoma/Texas where he recently put on a CLE for the IP Section of the Oklahoma Bar. I’ve heard this presentation…it is well worth your time watching the video via the file links [...]
Patent Drawings 101 for Inventors
About.com on: Creating Patent Drawings For A Utility Patent
Recent Posts on Rethink(IP)’s RSSMojo
Recently Filed Copyright Lawsuits
Recently Filed Patent Lawsuits
Recently Filed Trademark Lawsuits
Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program (June 2005) (06Jun2006)
USPTO To Conduct Briefing on New Web-Based Filing System for Patent Applications
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007 (05June2006)
USPTO Program in China Underscores Importance of Protecting Geographical Indications and Trademarks (02JUN2006)
Patent
Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the [...]
The Invent Blog Improvements
I finally took my own advice about Blogging 101 and have started to rework my own blog, fixing some of the issues I’ve always had and have dreaded dealing with. The main thing is associating the www.inventblog.com domain name with the blog.
A year and a half ago I tried these things (domain mapping, etc.) and [...]
